Toy.



A. R. WEICH.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a, me.

Patented Aug. 21, 191?.

2p BY 1 Q nine 4 s TBS nron met r fl y a To all whom it may concern) Be it known that citizen of the United, States, city of Newark,

State of New Jersey, have. inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a full, clear, exa ct description,

skilled in, the art to which itipertains to I, ALFQNS R. WEIGE, a residing in the in the county of Essex and a such as will enable others make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference marked thereon, formingva part of this specification. V l

i My invention relates toirnprovements in toys @of the; class inwhicha return ball is (used, the objectbf ng toprovide an improved toy consisting ofan apertured board and a ball-throwing dev ce which can be inexpensively produced vand which is simple in construction and operation.

A further object of my invention is the production of a toyiby'means of "Which a consists furthermore apertured board, Which lployedin I v to indicate corresponding parts.

number of games may be played, such as the pins, or, table baseball the ,apertured board in as a pin-board and-in the My present invention therefore consistsin the novel construction of a; toy embodying the principles hereinabove mentioned, and of a character to be more fully describedin the following specification. This invention v in the several nQvel .arrangements and combinations of the various parts, as ell as in the details of construction of the same, all of which will be hereinafter more fully set forth and theniinally embodied in the clauses of the claim Which are appended to this specification.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in Which Figure 1 represents aside elevation of ,my improveddevice, the same :being illustrated as mounted upon a board.

t F gas convenience may be a ,pin-board er a fieldrequire, board; and j I, i 7

Figs; 3, 4E and 5 represent respectively, a

plan view, a side elevation, and a front elevationiof the ballthrovving device. I

Similar I umerals ofreference are emall pf the ab YQ descr bed v ews,

, ,Referringnoyvto thesaid drayvlngspthe "co plete device consistsessentiallypfaball "supported between the standands,

N the forward 2 represents a front elevationpf the The apertured board, which as a whole, is designated by the reference character 2 in its preie'r xed form, consists ot 'a piece of cardboard 3'provided with plurality of TWO PPO ite edg s 91' th cardlooard are provided with pins for pivots 5,, by means of which it is pivota' lly which Ina, be of "desired .or convenient form, .eac preferably j con sisting of asuita'ble base ,7, from which rises a post 8, apertured near itsqtop for the reception of the pin or pivot ,5.

, Preferred form of ball throwing dev ce, .as llustrated in the drawings, consists of aflbase .9, from wh ch rises a standard 10,

o .to one sideof which, near the top thereof,

is pivotally secured a ball support 11. The -ball support '11 is providecl'tvith an elonfg 'ated slot 1-2, through which projects the ,ireeend Of a pivoted lever 13, which slot 12 forms a guide for the pivoted lever, the other end of said, lever being hingedly conn ct d to the base by means of a suppor 1 in any convenient pr desired vrnan er. This ball support 11 is pivotally secured to the standard 10 soas to permit the discharge .end ofthe support to be noved either up 'or down, thereby enabling the player to direct the ball to the diflferent heights of the apertures A as he njayi desire. Projectingironi end said support,

thereby enabling the ball throwing device to be more readily and ,con-

of which is securedftherubberball 18. The top of the forward end of the pivoted ball support 11 vs grooved, as at 1 9, to receive ,said'rub ber ball 18. The hall support lhadj acent to the elon Patented A119. 21, 191?. A Applieation filed Septeniher 8,1916. s r l 1 1'ol i118,9 54. v t

may be utilized of said support leis a I :dovvel 1 5,, Which ,dovvel is removable from gated slot 12, and near the forward end thereof, and at the rear end of thegroove 19, is provided with two Wire nails 20 or the like, against which nails the ball 18 rests, 2

rearward movement of the pivoted lever 13 10 is limitedjby the endof the elongated slot 1.2 inthe pivoted ball support .11, thereby preventingtoofgreat an expansion of the spring and its subsequent fracture.

This being the construction .of my novel toy, the manner of using or manipulatin will' be readily apparent, and it will be noted that if the ball is placed in the groove upon the ball support, and the free end ofthe pivoted lever isp'ulled back into the position illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the ball will roll into its proper position in the groove l9against the two nails 20, andfif then the pivoted lever is suddenly released, the. same will drive the ball and cause it to be projected through the 'air toward the apertured board 2, and if said ball passes through any of saidiapertures, it will be retained therein until it is desired to iwith draw the ball therefrom by means of the string, the manipulation requiring skilland proving very interesting and amusing, i The apertured board, as illustrated in the drawings, if the game of pinless ten pins is to be played, is provided with ten apertures,

each aperture being numbered, 4 and one thereof marked Strike, The pin-board is set up at a desired distance from the ball throwing device, and the ball is placed upon the ballsupport. The spring or lever is'then pulled back, permitting the ball toroll in its proper position, and thereafter, the spring or lever is suddenly releasedfsending the 7 ball toward the apertured board.

Experience has demonstrated that the organization'above described, is a highly 'efiident and amusing one, and while I have preferred form of my invention,

shown the v v I do not wish to be limited to the exact "details of construction shownand described,

as obvious modifications thereof, not involvving the exercise of inventiommay be made by any skilled mechanic, and such departures from what is herein described and claimed I consider within the scope and terms of my claims.

Iclaimr' 7 1. In a device'of the class described, a ball throwing device comprising a flat base,

'a standard mounted on said ba'se,a support secured in close proximity to said standard, a hinged membercarried by said support,

adowel extending from 'the forward side of said support,

hinged member and v of said ball support and Wlth' the groove for positioning a ball and a actuated hinged member carried a spring connecting said said dowel, a ball supi I and release ofsaid port extending fromone' side of said standa ball is propelled.

ard and a tape secured to the free end of said hinged member to retract said spring to propel aball.

In a device of the class described, a

.ball throwing device comprising a fiat base,

forwardly from the tape secured to the free end of said hinged memb ball.

'3; In a device of the class described, a ball throwingdevice comprising a base, a standard mounted on said base,

a supportslot extending rearwardly from the pivot, and a groove extending pivot, and means located on the top of said ball supportffor positioning a ball and a er to retract said spring to propel 1;

ing member mounted on saidbase in close v proximity to said standard, a hinged member carried by said support,'a dowel extending from'the forward side of said support, aspring connecting said hinged member and said dowel, a

ard, said ball support'having'a slot extending rearwardly' from the pivot, in which the hinged member moves, and a grooveex- I pivotally adjustable ball sup- 7 'port extending from one side of said standtending forwardly from the pivot, in which a ball rides, and means located on the top in juxtaposition tape secured to the free end of said hinged 7 member to retract said spring to propel a ball towardi'the target. 1

4. In a device of the class described, a

ball throwing device comprising a base, a standard mounted on said base, a springby said base, and aball support provided with an elongated slot, extending from one. side of said standard, and through which the free end of said spring-actuated hinged member e'xtends,whereupon uponretraction and release of said spring-actuated hinged member. a ball is propelle 5. Ina device of the class described, a ball throwing device comprising: a base, a

standard mounted on said base, a spring" actuated hinged member carried by said base, a pivoted ball support extending from one side, of said standard, said ball support haylng" a slot extending rearwardly" from the pivot, in which the tending forwardly from the pivot and means located on the top of said ball support'for positioning a ball, whereby upon retraction spring-actuated member spring-actuated hinged member moves, and a roove ex- 6. In a device of the class described, a ball throwing device comprising a base, a standard mounted on said base, a springactuated hinged member carried by said base, a pivotaliy adjustable bail support extending from one side of said standard, said ball support having a slot extending rear- Wardly from the pivot, in which the springactuated hinged member moves, and a groove extending forwardly from the pivot, in in which a ball rides, and means located on Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the the top of said ball support and in juxtaposition With the groove for positioning a bal l,

whereby upon retractlon and release of said spring-actuated hinged member a ball is 5 propelled.

This specification signed and witnessed this 2nd day of September, 1916.

ALFONS R. WEICH.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FISHER, CLIFFORD A. ALLIs'roN.

Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, D. G. 

